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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online education technology enable students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Utah Valley University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Educators want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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